Biography

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Originally selected by the Cardinals in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft and has started 200 of the 202 games in which he has appeared. Only players taken ahead of him were QB Eli Manning (No. 1 to San Diego; traded to NY Giants) and T Robert Gallery (No. 2 to Oakland).

Selected to his 10th Pro Bowl in 2016. His 10 career Pro Bowl selections (2005, ‘07-13, ’15-16) are the most by any player in franchise history. Fitzgerald (10) joins Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (13) as the only wide receivers in NFL history to be selected to the Pro Bowl at least 10 times. Earned MVP honors in the 2008 Pro Bowl and his eight career TDs are a Pro Bowl record.

Named a co-winner (along with QB Eli Manning) of the 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. The award, which Fitzgerald was also one of three finalists for in 2012, is the only league award that recognizes a player’s off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence. He became the second Cardinals player (Kurt Warner-2008) to win the award.

Following the 2014 season, was named the inaugural winner of the Art Rooney NFL Sportsmanship Award, presented to an NFL player who demonstrates on the field qualities of great sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for opponents and integrity in competition. In 2012, was named the recipient of the 14th Annual Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award by Pro Football Weekly, which is given to the NFL player whose contributions to the community and charitable organizations are especially outstanding.

Franchise career leader in receptions (1,125), receiving yards (14,389), receiving TDs (104), total TDs (104), 100-yard receiving games (42) and consecutive games with a reception (195). His eight 1,000-yard receiving seasons are the most in team history.

His 1,125 career receptions rank third on the NFL’s all-time receptions list while his 14,389 receiving yards rank ninth on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list. Fitzgerald’s 104 career TD receptions rank eighth in NFL history.

Led the NFL in receptions with 107 in 2016. It marked the second time in his career (tied Steve Smith for NFL lead with 103 in 2005) Fitzgerald led the league in receptions. He became the first player in NFL history to lead the NFL in catches at least 11 years apart. Prior to Fitzgerald, the longest span between leading the league in receptions was six years by Jerry Rice (1990, 1996).

Has led the NFL in receptions twice (2005, 2016) and in receiving TDs twice (2008, 2009).

One of just seven players in NFL history with 14,000+ receiving yards and 100+ TD receptions in their career.

NoteCARDS:

Originally selected by the Cardinals in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft and has started 200 of the 202 games in which he has appeared. Only players taken ahead of him were QB Eli Manning (No. 1 to San Diego; traded to NY Giants) and T Robert Gallery (No. 2 to Oakland).

Selected to his 10th Pro Bowl in 2016. His 10 career Pro Bowl selections (2005, ‘07-13, ’15-16) are the most by any player in franchise history. Fitzgerald (10) joins Hall of Famer Jerry Rice (13) as the only wide receivers in NFL history to be selected to the Pro Bowl at least 10 times. Earned MVP honors in the 2008 Pro Bowl and his eight career TDs are a Pro Bowl record.

Named a co-winner (along with QB Eli Manning) of the 2016 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award. The award, which Fitzgerald was also one of three finalists for in 2012, is the only league award that recognizes a player’s off-the-field community service as well as his playing excellence. He became the second Cardinals player (Kurt Warner-2008) to win the award.

Following the 2014 season, was named the inaugural winner of the Art Rooney NFL Sportsmanship Award, presented to an NFL player who demonstrates on the field qualities of great sportsmanship, including fair play, respect for opponents and integrity in competition. In 2012, was named the recipient of the 14th Annual Arthur S. Arkush Humanitarian Award by Pro Football Weekly, which is given to the NFL player whose contributions to the community and charitable organizations are especially outstanding.

Franchise career leader in receptions (1,125), receiving yards (14,389), receiving TDs (104), total TDs (104), 100-yard receiving games (42) and consecutive games with a reception (195). His eight 1,000-yard receiving seasons are the most in team history.

His 1,125 career receptions rank third on the NFL’s all-time receptions list while his 14,389 receiving yards rank ninth on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list. Fitzgerald’s 104 career TD receptions rank eighth in NFL history.

Led the NFL in receptions with 107 in 2016. It marked the second time in his career (tied Steve Smith for NFL lead with 103 in 2005) Fitzgerald led the league in receptions. He became the first player in NFL history to lead the NFL in catches at least 11 years apart. Prior to Fitzgerald, the longest span between leading the league in receptions was six years by Jerry Rice (1990, 1996).

Has led the NFL in receptions twice (2005, 2016) and in receiving TDs twice (2008, 2009).

One of just seven players in NFL history with 14,000+ receiving yards and 100+ TD receptions in their career.

One of just six players in NFL history to score 100+ receiving TDs with a single team.

His 202 games played rank as the second-highest total in franchise history. Fitzgerald had more receptions in his first 200 career games (1,116) than any player in NFL history.

Fitzgerald’s streak of 195 consecutive games with a reception is the third-longest in NFL history. He has at least one catch in every game played in each of the last 12 seasons.

In Week 13 of the 2016 season vs. Washington, reached 1,100 receptions for his career. At 33 years, 95 days old, Fitzgerald became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 1,100 career receptions.

One of eight players in NFL history to record 100+ receptions in at least four different seasons.

Finished the 2015 season with 109 receptions for 1,215 yards and nine TDs. His 109 receptions set a franchise single-season record, surpassing his previous mark of 103, set in 2005.

Has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week four times in his career.

In the Divisional matchup vs. Green Bay in 2015, caught eight passes for 176 yards and scored the game-winning TD in the 26-20 OT victory over the Packers. His 176 receiving yards set a new franchise postseason record. He accounted for all 80 yards on the Cardinals game-winning drive in OT (75-yard catch-and-run; 5-yard TD reception).

At 22 years, 123 days old became the youngest receiver in NFL history to record a 100-catch campaign when he reached the milestone at Indianapolis on 1/1/06.

One of the best postseason performers in NFL history, Fitzgerald has 57 receptions for 942 yards and 10 TDs in just nine postseason contests. He is the only player in NFL history to average at least 100+ receiving yards and a TD in the postseason. He has more receiving yards (942) than any player in NFL history through his first nine playoff games and only Jerry Rice (22 TDs in 29 games) and John Stallworth (12 TDs in 17 games) have more career receiving TDs in the postseason.

Had one of the best postseasons of any player in NFL history during the Cardinals run to Super Bowl XLIII in 2008, shattering the NFL single postseason record for receptions (30), receiving yards (546) and receiving TDs (seven). His 30 receptions surpassed the previous record of 27, shared by Carolina’s Steve Smith (2005) and New England’s Wes Welker (2007). His 546 receiving yards surpassed Jerry Rice’s 1988 total of 409 yards and his seven TD receptions topped Rice’s 1988 total of six.

Has five 100-yard receiving performances in the postseason and is the only player in NFL history with at least three games of 150+ receiving yards in the playoffs. With 100 yards receiving in each of the team’s four postseason games in ‘08, set the NFL record for most consecutive playoff games with 100 yards receiving.

Combined with John Brown (1,003 yards), the 2015 season marked just the fifth time in team history the Cardinals had multiple players with 1,000+ receiving yards in a season. With 96 receptions for 1,431 yards in 2008, he joined wide receivers Anquan Boldin (89-1,038) and Steve Breaston (77-1,006) to mark the fifth time in NFL history that a team had three players all reach 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.

In 2005, Fitzgerald and Boldin became only the second tandem in NFL history to top 100 receptions and 1,400 receiving yards in the same season (Detroit’s Herman Moore and Brett Perriman in 1995).

Pro Career:

Selected in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft; was the first receiver taken and the third player overall behind QB Eli Manning (San Diego) and T Robert Gallery (Oakland). Agreed to new contracts with Arizona on 3/11/08, 8/20/11, 2/18/15 and most recently on 8/5/16 that will keep him in a Cardinals uniform through the 2017 season. In his 13 seasons with the Cardinals, has established franchise records for receptions (1,125), receiving yards (14,389), receiving TDs (104), total TDs (104), 100-yard receiving games (42) and 1,000-yard receiving seasons (eight). Has also been voted to the Pro Bowl a franchise-record 10 times, including each of the past two seasons.

2016: After being chosen as an offensive captain for the sixth time in his career, started all 16 games for the ninth time and led the team with 107 receptions for 1,023 yards while tying for the team lead with six TDs … his 107 receptions were the second-most in his career and led the NFL by one over Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown, marking the second time (2005) he led the league in catches; at 33 years, 123 days old to end the season, became third-oldest player to lead the NFL in receptions; 11-year span between leading the league in catches is longest ever … marked his fourth career 100-catch season and his eighth career 1,000-yard season … earned 10th career Pro Bowl selection, extending his record for the most by any player in franchise history; only WR with more career Pro Bowls is Jerry Rice with 13 … extended his streak of consecutive games with a reception to 195, the third-longest streak in NFL history … finished the season ranked third on NFL’s all-time receptions list, eighth in TD catches and ninth in receiving yards … named the Arizona Cardinals/Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year for the second time (2012) … led the team with eight catches for 81 yards and two TDs vs. NE (9/11); reached 100 career TD receptions, becoming just the 10th player in NFL history to hit that milestone; passed Torry Holt (13,382) for 14th on NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list … had team-leading five receptions for 77 yards and a TD vs. TB (9/18); broke tie with HOFers Tim Brown and Steve Largent for eighth on all-time TD catches list with 101 … led team with six catches for 81 yards and two TDs @ SF (10/6); gave him 16 career TD receptions against the 49ers and 103 overall for his career; marked his 18th career multi-TD game; both TDs came from Drew Stanton, the 13th different QB he has caught a TD pass from … had team-leading six receptions for 49 yards vs. NYJ (10/17); extended streak of consecutive games with a catch to 185, tying Terrell Owens for the fifth-longest streak in NFL history … led team with nine catches for 70 yards vs. Sea (10/23); reached 186 straight games with a catch, tying Hines Ward for the fourth-longest streak in NFL history; passed Henry Ellard (13,777) for 13th all-time in receiving yards … had team-high 10 receptions for 74 yards @ Car (10/30); passed Hall of Famer Cris Carter (13,899) for 12th place on NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list and surpassed Reggie Wayne (1,070) for seventh all-time in receptions … notched season highs with 12 receptions for 132 yards vs. SF (11/13); marked 42nd career 100-yard receiving game; gave him 10+ receptions in back-to-back games for the first time in his career; surpassed both 150 receptions and 2,000 receiving yards for his career against the 49ers; passed Terrell Owens (1,078) for sixth all-time in receptions and Hall of Famer James Lofton (14,004) for 11th all-time in receiving yards; became third-youngest player in NFL history to reach 14,000 career receiving yards (33 years, 74 days) behind only Randy Moss and Jerry Rice … caught four passes for 53 yards @ Atl (11/27); passed Hall of Famer Tim Brown (1,094) for fifth all-time in receptions; reached 190 straight games with a catch, tying Marvin Harrison for third-longest streak in NFL history … led team with 10 receptions for 78 yards vs. Was (12/4); became youngest player in league history (33 years, 95 days) to reach 1,100 career receptions and passed HOFers Cris Carter (1,101) and Marvin Harrison (1,102) to move into third all-time in receptions; marked his 13th career game with 10 or more catches, the most in franchise history; surpassed Andre Johnson (14,185) for 10th on NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list … had three catches for 12 yards @ Mia (12/11); topped 90 catches on the season for the seventh time in his career, the most in NFL history … played in his 200th career game vs. NO (12/18), the second-most in franchise history behind only K Jim Bakken (234); led team with seven receptions for 57 yards … had four catches for 31 yards @ Sea (12/24); reached 100 receptions on the season, his fourth career 100+ catch season; passed Reggie Wayne (14,345) for ninth all-time in receiving yards … led team with five catches for 43 yards and a TD @ LAR (1/1/17); topped 1,000 yards on the season, his eighth career 1,000-yard campaign; five-yard TD catch in fourth quarter was his 107th catch of the year and made him NFL’s receptions leader for 2016 season; also marked his 17th career TD against the Rams, the most he has against any NFL team.

2015: Started every game for the eighth time in his career and led the team with a single-season franchise-record 109 catches for 1,215 yards and nine TDs … added a team-best 206 yards and a TD on 12 catches in two playoff games … earned ninth career Pro Bowl selection, breaking a tie with Hall of Fame S Larry Wilson for the most selections in franchise history; now tied for second-most Pro Bowls by a WR in NFL history, behind only Jerry Rice (13) … marked his third season with 100+ receptions and his seventh career 1,000-yard season … surpassed 1,000 career catches, becoming the youngest player in NFL history to reach that mark (32 years, 97 days old) … finished the season ranked 11th on NFL’s all-time receptions list and 15th all-time in receiving yards … extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 179, the longest active streak in the NFL … had a team-leading eight catches for 112 yards and a regular-season career-best three TD receptions @ Chi (9/20); only previous game with three TD catches came in the 2008 NFC Championship Game against the Eagles; first TD of the game was the 90th of his career, making him just the 10th player in NFL history with 12,000+ receiving yards and 90+ receiving TDs in their career; moved into 11th on the NFL’s all-time list with 92 career TD catches and into 20th on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list; marked his 39th career 100-yard receiving game; named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the fourth time in his career, tied for the second-most in team history … recorded a season-high 134 yards on nine catches and caught two TDs vs. SF (9/27); gave him 14 career TD receptions against the 49ers, the most of any player against San Francisco in NFL history; notched multiple TD catches in back-to-back regular season games for just the second time in his career and was his 16th career multi-TD game; marked 40th career 100-yard game and the ninth time in his career he recorded 100+ yards in consecutive games … led the team with nine catches for 84 yards and a TD @ Cle (11/1); passed Steve Smith (961) for 14th on NFL’s all-time receptions list and moved into 17th all-time in receiving yards by passing Irving Fryar (12,785); TD catch in fourth quarter was first of his career against the Browns, leaving just three teams (Ravens, Broncos and Jets) that he has not scored a TD against … led the team with a season-high 10 receptions for 130 yards @ Sea (11/15); his 41st career 100-yard game and ninth career game with 10 or more receptions … had a team-leading eight catches for 90 yards vs. Cin (11/22), including receptions on back-to-back plays of 18 and 20 yards on the game-winning FG drive with less than a minute remaining; surpassed 13,000 career receiving yards with his second catch of the game, becoming the third-youngest player (32 years, 83 days) in NFL history to reach that milestone (trailing only Randy Moss and Jerry Rice) ... collected eight receptions for 55 yards @ StL (12/6); became the youngest player (32 years, 97 days) in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions with his last catch of the game; surpassed 1,000 receiving yards on the season, extending his own franchise record with his seventh career 1,000-yard season … had four receptions for 29 yards and a TD vs. GB (12/27); reached 100 catches on the season for the third time in his career … recorded six catches for 55 yards and a TD vs. Sea (1/3/16); with first catch of the game, broke his own franchise record (103 in 2005) for most receptions in a season … posted team-leading eight catches for 176 yards and game-winning TD in overtime of Divisional Playoff vs. GB (1/16/16); 176 yards set a new franchise postseason record, breaking his own mark of 166 yards on 1/10/09 at Carolina; marked fifth career 100-yard game in the playoffs, tied for third-most in NFL history, and his third game of 150+ yards, the most ever; accounted for all 80 yards on game-winning OT drive with a 75-yard catch-and-run on the first play and a five-yard TD on a shovel pass two plays later; marked his 10th career postseason TD catch, tied for third all-time … had four catches for 30 yards in NFC Championship Game @ Car (1/24/16).

2014: Played in 14 games (13 starts) and led the team with 63 receptions, ranked second on the team with 784 yards and had two TD receptions … named a Pro Bowl alternate … extended his streak of consecutive games with a catch to 163, the longest active streak in the NFL … moved up to 19th all-time with 909 career receptions and to 21st with 12,151 yards … ended season ranked ninth in franchise history in games played with 170 … recorded a reception for the 150th consecutive game vs. SD (9/8); his catch was a 22-yarder on the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter to help set up the go-ahead TD four plays later … posted a team-leading 98 yards on six catches and caught his first TD of the season with a 24-yard catch-and-run in the second quarter vs. Was (10/12); marked the 88th TD reception of his career, tying him with Hall of Famer Don Maynard for 12th on the NFL’s all-time list; passed Jimmy Smith (862) and Muhsin Muhammad (860) on NFL’s all-time receptions list … recorded seven catches for a season-high 160 yards and had a career-long 80-yard TD reception on the opening drive of the third quarter vs. Phi (10/26); was his 37th career 100-yard receiving game; has at least one TD reception in all seven career games against the Eagles, and his 11 total TDs against Philadelphia trail only Bobby Mitchell and Charley Taylor (14 each) for the most ever against the Eagles; named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time in his career … led the team with five receptions for 70 yards @ Dal (11/2); passed Hall of Famer Don Maynard (11,834) to move into top 25 on NFL’s all-time receiving yards list … had a team-best and season-high nine catches for 112 yards vs. StL (11/9); marked his 38th career 100-yard receiving game, extending his own franchise record; moved past Hall of Famer Michael Irvin (11,904) on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list … caught two passes for 33 yards vs. Det (11/16); reached 12,000 career receiving yards with 22-yard reception in the first quarter, becoming the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach the milestone at 31 years, 77 days old behind only Randy Moss (30 years, 306 days) … saw streak of 110 consecutive games played end when he was inactive (knee) @ Sea (11/23) and @ Atl (11/30) … had a team-high seven receptions for 30 yards @ StL (12/11); with his fourth catch of the game, became the youngest player in NFL history with 900 career receptions (31 years, 102 days); passed Derrick Mason (12,061) and Hines Ward (12,083) on NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list … had two receptions for 29 yards @ SF (12/28); moved past Hall of Famer Charlie Joiner (12,146) for 21st on the NFL’s all-time receiving yardage list.

2013: After being selected as an offensive captain by his teammates for the fifth consecutive year, started all 16 games and led the team with 82 receptions and 10 TD catches while totaling 954 receiving yards … named to his eighth career (and seventh straight) Pro Bowl … caught a pass in all 16 games, extending his own franchise record to 149 straight games with a reception … became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 800 career receptions and 11,000 career receiving yards … also had two rushes for eight yards and had one pass attempt on a reverse … caught a team-high six passes for 68 yards, including a game-tying 13-yard TD in the fourth quarter @ TB (9/29); all six of his receptions came in the second half; TD reception was the 80th of his career, making him just the 17th player in NFL history to reach 10,000 career receiving yards and 80 career TD receptions … led the team with six catches for a season-high 117 yards and a TD @ SF (10/13); 75-yard TD reception in the first quarter was the second-longest reception of his career; gave him 12 career TDs against San Francisco, tied with Andre Rison for the most ever against the 49ers; also had a four-yard run, his first rushing attempt since 2005 … with four catches for 48 yards and a TD, reached 800 career receptions vs. Atl (10/27); became the youngest player in NFL history (30 years, 57 days) to record 800 catches; 10-yard TD reception in the second quarter was his first TD catch against Atlanta, giving him at least one TD reception against every NFC team (excluding Arizona) … tied a career high with two TD catches, both coming in the first half, and surpassed 11,000 career receiving yards vs. Ind (11/24); became the youngest player in NFL history (30 years, 85 days) to reach 11,000 receiving yards; marked his 14th career game with two TD receptions and second of the season; had a four-yard run on a lateral pass and threw an incompletion on a reverse, his first career pass attempt … tied for the team lead with five catches for 72 yards and had a 43-yard TD reception in the second quarter @ Phi (12/1); marked his 10th career TD catch against the Eagles in just six games (including postseason) and he has at least one TD in all six games … posted a season-high 12 catches for 96 yards and a TD vs. StL (12/8); second-quarter TD was his 10th of the season, making him the ninth player in NFL history to record 10+ receiving TDs in a season at least five times; tied Andre Reed for 12th all-time with 87 career TD catches; gave him 16 career TD receptions against the Rams, more than any other active player has against an individual opponent; marked his fourth straight game with a TD catch … led the team with 113 yards on six catches vs. SF (12/29); marked his second 100-yard receiving game this season (both against San Francisco) and the 36th of his career, extending his own franchise record.

2012: After being selected as an offensive captain by his teammates for the fourth consecutive year, started all 16 games and earned his sixth straight (seventh overall) Pro Bowl selection … led the team with 71 receptions and 798 receiving yards and finished second on the team with four TD catches … became the franchise record holder for consecutive games with a reception (133) … also became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 700 career receptions and the second-youngest to reach 10,000 career receiving yards … led the team with nine catches for 114 yards and a TD vs. Phi (9/23); with his second catch of the game, he became the youngest player (29 years, 23 days old) in NFL history to reach 700 career receptions; had 105 yards on seven catches in the first half alone, the fifth time in his career he has topped 100 yards receiving in the first half; his 37-yard TD reception in the second quarter was his ninth career TD in five games against the Eagles (including postseason); named NFC Offensive Player of the Week; marked the second time in his career he earned the honor, with the first coming in 2011, also after a victory over the Eagles… posted a team-leading eight catches for 92 yards @ StL (10/4); it was his 122nd straight game with a catch, establishing a new franchise record … led the team with six receptions for 93 yards and a TD vs. Buf (10/14); with his 14-yard reception in the fourth quarter, reached 10,000 career receiving yards, becoming the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach that mark and joining Randy Moss as the only players to do so before the age of 30.

2011: After being selected as an offensive captain for the third consecutive year, started all 16 games and led the team with 80 receptions for 1,411 yards and eight receiving TDs … named a Pro Bowl starter, his fifth consecutive and sixth overall Pro Bowl selection … became the first Cardinal since Aeneas Williams (1994-99) to earn five consecutive selections … became the franchise’s all-time leader in receiving yards, receiving TDs, overall TDs, and 100-yard receiving games … surpassed 1,400 yards receiving for the fourth time in his career, becoming just the fourth player in NFL history with four or more seasons of 1,400+ yards … had six 100-yard receiving games on the season, just one short of his career high (7; 2005, 2008) … tied Detroit’s Calvin Johnson and NYG’s Victor Cruz for the NFL lead with 17 receptions of 25+ yards … had an NFL-high 14 receptions of 20+ yards in the fourth quarter or OT … had seven receptions for 133 yards, including a 73-yard TD @ Was (9/18); 73-yarder marked the 66th TD reception of his career, tying him with Roy Green (1979-90) for the most in franchise history; marked his 27th career 100-yard receiving game, which tied Anquan Boldin (2003-09) for the most in team history … collected five receptions for 64 yards and a TD @ Sea (9/25); marked his 67th career TD reception, giving him the franchise record for receiving TDs … had eight catches for 102 yards vs. NYG (10/2), including a 47-yard reception in the third quarter that made the him franchise’s all-time leader in receiving yards, surpassing Roy Green (8,497); marked his 28th career 100-yard receiving game, breaking a tie with Anquan Boldin for the most in Cardinals history… totaled 146 yards on seven receptions and scored two TDs @ Phi (11/13); became the franchise’s all-time leader with 70 overall career TDs, passing Roy Green (69, 1979-90); marked his 12th career game with two TD receptions; second TD tied the game at 14 in the fourth quarter, the second straight week he caught a game-tying TD in the fourth quarter; became the third-youngest player in NFL history to reach 70 career receiving TDs, behind only Randy Moss and Hall of Famer Jerry Rice; named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for the first time in his career… caught three passes for 41 yards and a TD @ SF (11/20); surpassed the 9,000-yard receiving mark for his career with 18-yard reception in the third quarter; at 28 years, 81 days old, became the second-youngest player in NFL history to reach 9,000 career receiving yards (Randy Moss, 27 years, 310 days) … totaled a season-high 149 yards and a TD on seven catches vs. SF (12/11); on his 46-yard TD reception in the third quarter, surpassed the 1,000-yard receiving mark for the fifth straight season and sixth time in his career… caught six passes for a team-high 105 yards and a TD @ Cin (12/24); had five receptions for 92 yards in the fourth quarter alone, including a 30-yard TD and a 39-yard catch that set up a FG; TD reception gave him 440 career points scored, which moved him past K Neil O’Donoghue (439, 1980-85) into fourth all-time in franchise history … recorded a season-high nine receptions for 149 yards vs. Sea (1/1/12); had three receptions for 46 yards on the game-winning FG drive in OT; moved him over 1,400 yards receiving for the fourth time in his career, making him one of four players in NFL history (Jerry Rice, 6; Randy Moss and Marvin Harrison, 4) with four or more seasons of 1,400+ yards in their career.

2010: After being selected as an offensive captain by his teammates for the second consecutive year, started 15 of 16 games and registered 90 receptions for 1,137 yards and six TDs … became the first player in NFL history to record 90+ receptions five times in their first seven seasons … appeared in his fourth consecutive (fifth overall) Pro Bowl, a franchise record for a WR … posted his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season, extending his own franchise record; marked fifth 1,000-yard season of his career, tying Anquan Boldin for the most in franchise history … became the franchise’s all-time receptions leader and moved into second place on the franchise career receiving yardage list, trailing only Roy Green (8,497, 1979-90) … became the youngest player in NFL history (27 years, 110 days old) to reach 600 career receptions … became the second youngest player in NFL history to reach 8,000 career receiving yards (Randy Moss, 26 years, 297 days old) … saw first action after suffering a knee injury in the first preseason game (8/14) and recorded the game-winning TD reception in the season opener @ StL (9/12); dating back to the 2009 regular season, was fourth consecutive game with a TD reception, tying for the third longest streak in franchise history … totaled 72 yards on six receptions vs. Den (12/12) to surpass Anquan Boldin (586, 2003-09) as the franchise all-time receptions leader; with 72 yards receiving moved past Jackie Smith (7,918, 1963-77) into second place on the franchise career receiving yardage list … registered nine receptions for 125 yards @ Car (12/19) to surpass 600 career receptions; accounted for five of the Cardinals six longest plays of the game (receptions of 14, 15, 17, 20 and 41 yards) … registered one reception vs. Dal (12/25), a 26-yard catch that converted a 4th-n-15 from the AZ 19 with just over a minute to play in the game, extending a drive that resulted in a game winning FG.

2009: Selected as a team captain, started all 16 regular season games for the second straight season and for the fourth time in his career … earned his fourth Pro Bowl selection after establishing a career-high and tying for the league lead with 13 receiving TDs … became the first player in franchise history to record 10+ TDs in three consecutive seasons … selected to the Sporting News All-Pro team and to the Associated Press All-Pro second team … ranked second in the NFC in receptions (97) … registered fourth 1,000-yard receiving season of his career and his third straight, becoming the first player in franchise history with three straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons; joined Anquan Boldin (5) as the only receivers in team history with at least four 1,000-yard seasons … recorded 71 yards receiving in the season opener vs. SF (9/13)to surpass 6,000 career yards, becoming the second youngest receiver in NFL history to reach the milestone (26 years, 13 days) … registered one TD @ Jax (9/20) to mark the eighth consecutive game with a TD dating back to the 2008 regular and postseason … tied career-high with 13 receptions (13, @ NYG, 9/11/05) for 100 yards and one TD @ Sea (10/18); marked 51st TD of his career, tying Ottis Anderson and John David Crow for third-highest total in franchise history … recorded one TD on seven receptions for 73 yards vs. Sea (11/15); moved past Mel Gray (6,644, 1971-82) for fifth place on the franchise receiving yardage list … totaled four receptions @ Ten (11/29) to eclipse 500 in just his 87th career game, becoming the second-fastest receiver (in terms of games played) in NFL history to reach the mark (Anquan Boldin-80 games) … registered a team-high eight receptions for a season-high 143 yards and one TD vs. Min (12/6); second quarter TD reception gave him 10 TDs on the season, making him the first player in franchise history to record 10+ TDs in three consecutive seasons (10-2007, 12-2008) … recorded three receptions for 17 yards and one TD in the regular season finale vs. GB (1/3/10) to set a single season career-high of 13 TDs (third most in franchise history), surpassing his old career-high of 12 TDs set in 2008; moved into third place on the franchise career receptions list (523), passing Roy Green (522, 1979-90) … registered 82 yards on six receptions with two TDs vs. GB (1/10/10) in the Wild Card matchup; had more receiving yards (628) in his first five postseason games than any player in NFL history, passing Randy Moss (584); had at least one TD reception in five consecutive postseason games, tying the third longest streak in NFL postseason history (John Stallworth-8, David Givens-7); marked ninth TD reception in fifth postseason game, an NFL record for a player in their first five postseason games … registered a team-high 77 receiving yards on six receptions @ NO (1/16/10); recorded at least six receptions in all six career postseason games.

2008: Started all 20 games in 2008, recording 11 100-yard receiving games and for the second straight year, led the NFC with 96 receptions and a career-best 1,431 receiving yards with 12 TDs during the regular season ... earned first selection to the Associated Press All-Pro Team ... became the first player in NFL history with four consecutive 100+ yard receiving games in a single postseason ... recorded third straight 100-yard receiving game with 122 yards on eight receptions @ NYJ (9/28); joined Anquan Boldin (10 rec., 119 yds.) to mark the second time in three weeks that both eclipsed 100 yards receiving in the same game; Steve Breaston added 122 yards on nine receptions to mark only the second time in franchise history that three receivers went over 100 yards receiving in the same game (last happened on 11/10/68 vs. Pit) ... with Boldin injured, stepped up to tie for the team lead with seven receptions for 52 yards and hauled in two TDs vs. Buf (10/5); in 65th career game, reached 5,000 career receiving yards, tying WR Isaac Bruce as the seventh-fastest receiver in league history to reach the milestone ... with five receptions for 71 yards vs. NYG (11/23) he surpassed 400 career receptions, becoming the youngest receiver in NFL history (25 years, 119 days) to reach the milestone; eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards on the season to become the third WR in franchise history with three 1,000-yard seasons (Boldin-4 and Roy Green-3); marked the second time he and Boldin have each gone over 1,000 yards in the same season (2005) and third time in franchise history that two receivers have eclipsed 1,000 yards … had 130 yards on five receptions and two TDs vs. Sea (12/28) to establish a then career-high of 12 TDs on the season; 46th career TD passed Mel Gray (1971-82) for third most in franchise history … in his playoff debut, recorded 101 yards on six receptions including a 42-yard TD on a flea flicker vs. Atl (1/3/09) that was the fourth longest pass play in Arizona postseason history ... established a new franchise record for receiving yards in a postseason game with 166 on eight receptions and one TD @ Car (1/10/09) ... tied the NFL postseason record for most TDs in a game by scoring a career-best three TDs in the first half and registered 152 receiving yards vs. Phi (1/18/09), establishing a new NFL record for receiving yards in a single postseason with 419, surpassing the 409 yards that Jerry Rice amassed in the 1988 playoffs with San Francisco ... tied a Super Bowl record with two TDs on seven receptions for 127 yards vs. Pit (2/1/09); dating back to the regular season he totaled over 100 receiving yards in a career-high six straight games.

2007: Started all 15 games played and was selected as a starter for second career Pro Bowl (2005) after finishing the season atop the NFC in receptions (100) and receiving yards (1,409); receiving yards tied his own career best set in 2005 for the fourth-most in franchise history; along with Anquan Boldin, became the first teammates in NFL history to record performances of 11+ catches and 160+ receiving yards in consecutive weeks (Boldin, 13 for 162 and 2 TDs vs. Atl 12/23; Fitzgerald 11 for 171 and 2 TDs vs. StL 12/30) … recorded first 100-yard receiving game of the season and 10th of his career, catching a game-high 10 passes for 120 yards and recovering a Jeff Reed onside kick vs. Pit (9/30) … for the eighth straight week led team in receptions with nine for a season-high 156 yards and two TDs including a 48-yard hail mary to end the first half vs. SF (11/25); surpassed 1,000 receiving yards on the season for the second time in his career (1,409 in 2005); by doing it in 11 games became the second-fastest Cardinal receiver to reach the mark; passed Larry Centers (29, 1990-98) to record the most TDs by a Cardinal (30) since the team moved to Arizona in 1988 … after being limited in practice for second straight week, recorded an 18-yard TD reception @ NO (12/16) to give him at least one in five consecutive games … set franchise record with 136 receiving yards in the first half and went on to register a season-best 11 receptions for 171 yards (13th career 100+ yard game, fourth of 2007) and two TDs vs. StL (12/30); teamed with Edgerrin James (102) and Kurt Warner (300) to become the first trio to record at least 100-yards receiving, 100-yards rushing and 300-yards passing in the same game since 10/7/84 @ Dal when Neil Lomax (354), Roy Green (189) and Ottis Anderson (110) achieved the feat; total of 10 TDs on the season tied his previous career-best, set in 2005.

2006: With 946 yards on 69 catches (six TDs), he finished just shy of his second career 1,000-yard season despite missing three starts due to injury … for the second year in a row, opened the season with over 100 yards receiving after hauling in nine passes for 133 yards vs. SF (9/10) … starting his 37th straight game, caught two passes for 15 yards, including a five-yard TD reception to give the Cardinals an early 14-0 lead before leaving in the second quarter with a hamstring injury vs. KC (10/8) … inactive for the first time in his NFL career with a hamstring injury vs. Chi (10/16) on Monday Night and had to miss the next three contests … while recording his ninth career 100-yard game, set a new career-high with 172 yards on 11 receptions @ Min (11/26); his 172 yards were the highest in the NFL in Week 12 and with Anquan Boldin’s 140 yards marked the fifth time that the duo both finished a game with over 100 yards receiving; 11 receptions also put him over 200 career receptions (205) … led the team with 77 yards on five catches vs. Den (12/17); eclipsed the 3,000-yard receiving mark for his career … for the second game in a row, led the Cardinals with 93 receiving yards on four catches, including a six-yard TD @ SF (12/24).

2005: Set a newfranchiserecord forreceptionsin a season with 103 in hissecond season … recordeda career-high 13 receptionsfor 155 yards and one TDin the season opener@ NYG (9/11) … had hissecond consecutive 100-yard receiving day vs.Car (10/9), hauling in nine receptions for 136yards and one TD … posted his fourth 100-yard gameof the season after grabbing eight passes for102 yards vs. Sea (11/6) … had his fifth100-yard receiving game and his second consecutive@ Det (11/13) after hauling in ninepasses for 141 yards, including an eight-yardTD pass from Kurt Warner … recorded four receptions for 41 yards andfell one yard shy of breaking 1,000 yards on the season vs.Jax (11/27); added a five-yard TD receptionfrom Warner to put the Cardinals within sevenpoints with just under three minutes remainingin the game … surpassed 1,000 yards onhis first reception of the day @ SF (12/4) andfinished the afternoon with eight receptionsfor 129 yards … totaled six catches for 85yards and one TD @ Hou (12/18) and becameonly the sixth player in team history to recordmore than 90 receptions in a single season… set a new team record forreceptions in a season with 103 for 1,409yards after posting six receptions for80 yards @ Ind (1/1/06) … along withBoldin, the duo became only the thirdpair of teammates in NFL history topost 1,400+ receiving yards ina season and the third set to record over 100 receptions in the same season.

2004: The Cardinals first-round selection in the 2004 Draft (third overall), led the team and finished second among NFL rookies in receiving with 58 receptions for 780 yards and eight TDs … in his first career start @ StL (9/12), caught nine passes for a team-high 70 receiving yards; opened the game with a 37-yard flea flicker reception from Josh McCown which was the longest offensive play of the game for either team … had a team-high five receptions for 94 yards and scored his first career TD, a 24-yard pass from McCown @ SF (10/10) … recorded a 39-yard reception on the second play of the game en route to four receptions for a team-high 73 yards vs. Sea (10/24); attempted a pass on the first play of the game but was sacked for a loss of seven yards; recorded a 25-yard TD grab on the Cardinals second drive of the game, putting the Cards on the board first with a 7-0 lead … did not record a reception for the first time all season @ Buf (10/31); in the windy conditions the Cardinals completed only nine passes … tied Boldin for receptions with five for 92 yards @ Mia (11/7); four of those receptions came for 84 yards in the fourth quarter; set up a five-yard Emmitt Smith TD run after connecting with McCown for a 32-yard gain; caught a 48-yard pass from McCown to put the Cardinals on the Miami three yard-line with 1:07 remaining and four plays later tied the score at 23 with a two-yard TD reception with 19 seconds remaining; Neil Rackers extra point gave the Cardinals a 24-23 lead to win the game; his 48-yard reception at Miami was the team’s longest all season … snagged two 29-yard TD passes from McCown in the fourth quarter @ Sea (12/26) to put the Cardinals within three points; finished the game with four receptions for 70 yards … became the first Cardinals receiver since the 1970 NFL/AFL Merger to catch two TD passes in consecutive games.

College:

Attended prep school at Valley Forge (PA) Military Academy after his senior year of high school ... eligible for the 2004 NFL Draft since three years had passed since his high school class graduated ... one of the most decorated receivers in Big East Conference history … a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2003, finished second to Oklahoma QB Jason White by just 128 points (1,481-1,353) … Walter Camp Player-of-the-Year, Biletnikoff Award winner and Columbus Touchdown Club Player of the Year … unanimous

All-America selection as a sophomore at University of Pittsburgh … in just 26 games with the Panthers, caught 161 passes for 2,677 yards (16.6-yard avg.) and 34 TDs … his 34 receiving scores broke the school career record of 30 set by Antonio Bryant (1999-2001) … ranks fifth in school history in receptions, sixth in receiving yards … set school record with at least one TD catch in 16 consecutive games … first player in school history with back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons receiving … his 14 games with at least 100 yards receiving broke the previous Panthers all-time record of 13 set by Bryant … had his No. 1 jersey retired at Pittsburgh in September 2013, becoming the ninth player in school history to have his jersey retired … posted 35 receptions for 420 yards and seven TDs in six games at Valley Forge Military Academy.

Personal:

Two-time All-State and prep All-America receiver at Academy of the Holy Angels (Minneapolis, MN) High School … recorded 73 receptions for 1,254 yards (17.2 yard avg.) and 17 TDs as a senior, and had 54 catches for 1,347 yards (24.9 yard avg.) with 12 TDs and 10 consecutive 100-yard receiving games as a junior … also a three-year defensive starter, playing free safety as a senior and OLB as a junior and sophomore … lettered twice in basketball and once in track … studied in the College of Arts and Sciences at Pittsburgh … father, Larry Sr., played football at Indiana State from 1975–77 and is currently the sports editor for the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder … his mother, Carol, passed away in April of 2003 after a seven-year bout with cancer; Larry keeps her driver’s license in his wallet next to his own … younger brother, Marcus, played WR at Marshall from 2004-07 … following the 2013 season, was named to the USA Football All-Fundamentals Teams, one of 26 players (11 offense, 11 defense, 4 special teams) honored for exemplary football techniques for youth players to emulate … earned a degree in Communications from University of Phoenix in May of 2016.

Larry Fitzgerald is the oldest wide receiver in the NFL, and yet, he continues to perform like a star in his prime. The Cardinals’ wide receiver is putting together yet another phenomenal season at the age of 34. Fitzgerald has 60 catches through nine games – tied with Antonio Brown for most in the NFL – for 677 yards and three touchdowns.